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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well I guess I am not the norm.

My kids didn't need braces, we never spend money, nor will I ever spend money on tutors or test prep. They play high school sports and one plays travel of a max of $1000/yr.   One is in the Robotics club.  One is in the debate club.  Both free.  They volunteer in camps so one pays $50/week and the other is free. Before that, they were signed up in Girl Scout camps which were no more than $150/wk and we did 2 weeks of that and one week of sports camp at $225.  This summer one will lifeguard and actually make decent money.  They both have been babysitting since 13 and have bank accounts.  I haven't seen my store bills get much higher.  Neither kid cares about name brands very much. My one daughter is a tomboy so the glitz and glam prices aren't there.  When they were younger they played in country rec teams and the cost was about $60 a season.

So if you don't think they need constant activities and pressure to be the best.  Oh and keeping up with the Jones'  - it isn't close to what others are saying.    [/quote]
That your kids didn't need braces has nothing to do with you, what you did or what you thought. You pulled out a lucky lottery card.  That's the end of that.

It's not about constant activities. It's about you choosing cheaper or free activities.  Replace the Robotics club with hockey and the debate club with figure skating, add a musical instrument, and you're halfway to the poorhouse.  The time commitment would actually be the same.

Pressure to be the best is a good thing.

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